Category Archives: Writing

Paris to the Moon: A Book Review of Sorts

Posted on 20 March 2011 by andyq

Three of my great pleasures in life: Travel. Eating. Reading. These coalesced in the most fantastic of ways in Paris, on this last trip in March 2011. I’d finished the wonderful Australian classic novel, “Cloudstreet” by Tim Winton and was … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Automaton Biographies

Posted on 25 January 2011 by andyq

I’ve just finished reading Larissa Lai’s first full-length poetry collection, Automaton Biographies. I’ve worked with Larissa before, some of her wonderful poems were included in “Swallowing Clouds: An Anthology of Chinese-Canadian Poetry”, and I’ve read her amazing novel, “When Fox … Continue reading →

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The Books I Read in 2010

Posted on 2 January 2011 by andyq

The books I read in 2010 (it seems to have been a good year for reading) – the two bolds are my top recommendations for the year: Jee Leong Koh’s Equal to the Earth (Poetry) Eli Jaxon-Bear’s The Enneagram of … Continue reading →

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Adelaide Feast Festival 2010

Posted on 16 December 2010 by andyq

I was honoured to be invited to the Adelaide Feast Festival as one of the only out of state authors. I flew in for the weekend of 27-28 November to take part in their WordFeast Day as a panel of … Continue reading →

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A Blog Reflection / Getting Unstuck

Posted on 28 June 2010 by andyq

Currently, I use two blogs. One is basically like a journal and is private. I find it a useful second diary – and try to do a version of the Artist’s Way Morning Pages when I can. Also, my skills … Continue reading →

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A few words on "Out of the Box"

Posted on 21 May 2010 by andyq

I finally finished reading “Out of the Box: Contemporary Australian Gay and Lesbian Poets” edited by Michael Farrell and Jill Jones, having received my contributor’s copy a little before the Sydney launch as part of the Queer Thinking event at … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Lost Library

Posted on 26 April 2010 by andyq

Books are years in the making, and it was a few years ago that Tom Cardamone, asked whether I’d be interested in contributing an essay to a collection about favourite gay books that were out-of-print. Tom and I had connected … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Vancouver: Famous

Posted on 16 January 2010 by andyq

My latest theory is that it was because I was the youngest child. Being the centre of attention, so cute and precocious, I somehow long had the idea that I would be famous. It’s odd to admit that I fantasized … Continue reading →

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Some small things about Nepal

Posted on 2 November 2008 by andyq

I wake at 5am. My neighbours have woken the last two mornings at 5:30am; I’ve been roused by a low male voice talking at full strength through the thin walls of the 5 star Hotel de L’Annapurna. I don’t know … Continue reading →

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Old Poems

Posted on 26 October 2008 by andyq

(26 Oct 08) Today I tackled a folder of old poems on my computer. They were written on old PCs, and are now barely readable by my year-old Mac – being the organised-sort that I am (i.e. so organised that … Continue reading →

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